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VersionsAdditional versions

12.0.122.161 7.14%
11.0.6300.552 7.14%
11.0.6200.530 7.14%
11.0.6200.530 7.14%
11.0.6100.480 7.14%
11.0.6005.440 7.14%
11.0.6005.440 14.29%
11.0.6000.436 7.14%
11.0.5002.301 7.14%
11.0.4014.23 7.14%
11.0.4000.2261 7.14%
11.0.3001.2189 7.14%
11.0.780.980 7.14%

Relationships

Parent process
Related files

SmcGui.exe

Symantec Client Management Component by Symantec Corporation (Signed)

Remove SmcGui.exe
Version:   11.0.6200.530
MD5:   0ae27208c4175606b170aa7c6624feee
SHA1:   9e5c96035581ac83ee91d9f7dccb6a99354d73c4
SHA256:   5d0862b3db669992b447d2ee3f0cfc6038bdafc2c7f2c89319f495a476721dd7

Overview

smcgui.exe executes as a process with the local user's privileges typically within the context of its parent smc.exe (Symantec Client Management Component by Symantec Corporation). This is typically installed with the program Symantec Endpoint Protection published by Symantec Corporation. The file is digitally signed by Symantec Corporation which was issued by the VeriSign certificate authority (CA).

DetailsDetails

File name:smcgui.exe
Publisher:Symantec Corporation
Product name:Symantec Client Management Component
Description:Symantec CMC SmcGui
Typical file path:C:\Program Files\symantec client security\symantec antivirus\smcgui.exe
File version:11.0.6200.530
Size:1.39 MB (1,459,568 bytes)
Certificate
Issued to:Symantec Corporation
Authority (CA):VeriSign
Effective date:Tuesday, October 30, 2007
Expiration date:Wednesday, November 24, 2010
Digital DNA
PE subsystem:Windows GUI
File packed:No
Code language:Microsoft Visual C++ 8.0
.NET CLR:No
More details

ResourcesPrograms

The following program will install this file
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ResourcesResource utilization

(Note: statistics below are averages based on a minimum sample size of 200 unique participants)
Averages
 
CPU
Total CPU:0.00000528%
0.028634%
Kernel CPU:0.00000528%
0.013761%
Kernel CPU time:3,999,484 ms/min
100,923,805ms/min
Context switches:82/sec
284/sec
Memory
Private memory:8.38 MB
21.59 MB
Private (maximum):9.12 MB
Private (minimum):1.65 MB
Non-paged memory:8.38 MB
21.59 MB
Virtual memory:96.59 MB
140.96 MB
Virtual memory (peak):101.61 MB
169.69 MB
Working set:6.6 MB
18.61 MB
Working set (peak):18.32 MB
37.95 MB
Page faults:755,359/min
2,039/min
I/O
I/O read transfer:681.41 KB/sec
1.02 MB/min
I/O read operations:139/sec
343/min
I/O write transfer:3 Bytes/sec
274.99 KB/min
I/O write operations:1/sec
227/min
I/O other transfer:1.13 KB/sec
448.09 KB/min
I/O other operations:1,519/sec
1,671/min
Resource allocations
Threads:17
12
Handles:382
600
GUI GDI count:200
103
GUI USER count:133
49

BehaviorsProcess properties

Tray notification:Yes
Integrety level:Undefined
Platform:32-bit
Command line:\\.\pipe\sygatesecurityagentr41t291890 \\.\pipe\sygatesecurityagentw18467t291890
Owner:User
Parent process:smc.exe (Symantec Client Management Component by Symantec Corporation)

ResourcesThreads

Averages
 
ole32.dll
Total CPU:0.19078995%
0.272967%
Kernel CPU:0.13526725%
0.107585%
User CPU:0.05552270%
0.165382%
Context switches:12/sec
79/sec
Memory:1.24 MB
1.16 MB
MSVCR80.dll
Total CPU:0.11851368%
Kernel CPU:0.08008420%
User CPU:0.03842948%
Context switches:13/sec
Memory:620 KB
SmcGui.exe (main module)
Total CPU:0.00486581%
Kernel CPU:0.00244289%
User CPU:0.00242292%
Context switches:1/sec
Memory:1.41 MB
gdiplus.dll
Total CPU:0.00002663%
Kernel CPU:0.00001864%
User CPU:0.00000799%
Memory:1.67 MB

Common loaded modules

These are modules that are typiclaly loaded within the context of this process.

Windows OS versionsDistribution by Windows OS

OS versiondistribution
Microsoft Windows XP 46.15%
Windows 7 Home Premium 23.08%
Windows 7 Ultimate 7.69%
Windows 7 Enterprise 7.69%
Windows Vista Ultimate 7.69%
Windows 7 Professional 7.69%

Distribution by countryDistribution by country

United States installs about 66.67% of Symantec Client Management Component.

OEM distributionDistribution by PC manufacturer

PC Manufacturerdistribution
Dell 50.00%
Hewlett-Packard 18.75%
Lenovo 12.50%
Intel 12.50%
Acer 6.25%
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